US 7,543,932 B1
Eyewear with pivotable temples
Paul Isabelle, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Canada); Marc Lamontagne, Repentigny (Canada); Jean-Christophe Doyon, Terrebonne (Canada); and Sébastien Demers, Rawdon (Canada)
Assigned to North Safety Products Limited, Anjou, Quebec (Canada)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/38,903.
Int. Cl. G02C 5/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 351—120  [351/111; 351/119] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Eyewear having a frame with lens and temples, each of said temples comprising:
(a) a first member having proximate and distal ends, said proximate end being pivotably mounted to said frame about a first axis such that said first member is movable between open and closed positions, said distal end comprising a first portion made of a first material; and
(b) a second member extending along a second axis from a proximate end to a distal end, said second axis intersecting said first axis, wherein said proximate end of said second member comprises a second portion made of a second material, wherein said first and second portions are affixed together by having one of said first and second portions being overmolded onto the other of said first and second portions, and wherein said second material is different from and incompatible with said first material such that said second member is pivotable relative to said first member about a third axis intersecting said second axis.